NURS8310: Week 8 – Discussion

instructions: To prepare: Review the studies and articles provided in the Learning Resources. Consider the strengths and limitations of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Make sure you are clear on the difference between the two approaches. By Day 3 of Week 8 Post a brief summary of your informed opinion regarding the validity of the use of […]

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instructions:

To prepare:

Review the studies and articles provided in the Learning Resources. Consider the strengths and limitations of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Make sure you are clear on the difference between the two approaches.

By Day 3 of Week 8

Post a brief summary of your informed opinion regarding the validity of the use of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in epidemiological research. Include at least two strengths or limitations of each technique. Provide evidence from at least one of the articles in the Learning Resources to support and justify your position.

Learning Resources

Required Readings (click to expand/reduce)
Driscoll, A., Grant, M. J., Carroll, D., Dalton, S., Deaton, C., Jones, I., Lehwaldt, D.,
McKee, G., Munyombwe, T., & Astin, F. (2018). The effect of nurse-to-patient ratios on
nurse-sensitive patient outcomes in acute specialist units: A systematic review and
meta-analysis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 17 (1), 6–22.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515117721561
Haidich, A. B. (2010). Meta-analysis in medical research. Hippokratia, 14 (Suppl. 1),
29–37. https://www.hippokratia.gr/images/PDF/14Sup1/699.pdf
Melnyk, B. M., Kelly, S. A., Stephens, J., Dhakal, K., McGovern, C., Tucker, S., Hoying,
J., McRae, K., Ault, S., Spurlock, E., & Bird, S. B. (2020). Interventions to improve
mental health, well-being, physical health, and lifestyle behaviors in physicians and
nurses: A systematic review. American Journal of Health Promotion, 34 (8), 929–941.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117120920451
Page, M. J., McKenzie, J. E., Bossuyt, P. M., Boutron, I., Hoffmann, T. C., Mulrow, C.
D., Shamseer, L., Tetzlaff, J. M., Akl, E. A., Brennan, S. E., Chou, R., Glanville, J.,
Grimshaw, J. M., Hróbjartsson, A., Lalu, M. M., Li, T., Loder, E. W., Mayo-Wilson, E.,
McDonald, S., McGuinness, L. A., … Moher, D. (2021). The PRISMA 2020 statement:
An updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology,
134 , 178–189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.03.001
Seidler, A. L., Hunter, K. E., Cheyne, S., Berlin, J. A., Ghersi, D., & Askie, L. M. (2020).
Prospective meta-analyses and Cochrane’s role in embracing next-generation
methodologies. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 10 , ED000145.
https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.ED000145
Siddaway, A. P., Wood, A. M., & Hedges, L. V. (2019). How to do a systematic review:
A best practice guide for conducting and reporting narrative reviews, meta-analyses,
and meta-syntheses. Annual Review of Psychology, 70 , 747–770.
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-psych-010418-102803

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